Published: Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 09:50 AM.

The Lejeune senior ran for 181 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries to lead the Devilpups to a 42-12 win over Rosewood on Friday night in a nonconference game aboard Camp Lejeune.

The 5-foot-6, 134-pound Richardson did most of his damage in the first half as he ran for 164 yards and three touchdowns before halftime to help Lejeune take a 35-12 lead into the break.

“I just get out there and run and let my blockers do what they got to do,” Richardson said. “When they hit a block, I cut off and just go as far as I can.”

This marked the third consecutive week Richardson ran for over 100 yards in helping the Devilpups (3-1) record their third straight victory following a 36-7 loss at Swansboro last month. Lejeune plays host to Dixon (4-0) next week.

“We did a good job,” Lejeune coach Darryl Schwartz said. “We had a good week of practice, we had a good hitting week of practice, we were psyched all week and we had great discipline. We came out like gang-busters.”

The Lejeune senior ran for 181 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries to lead the Devilpups to a 42-12 win over Rosewood on Friday night in a nonconference game aboard Camp Lejeune.

The 5-foot-6, 134-pound Richardson did most of his damage in the first half as he ran for 164 yards and three touchdowns before halftime to help Lejeune take a 35-12 lead into the break.

“I just get out there and run and let my blockers do what they got to do,” Richardson said. “When they hit a block, I cut off and just go as far as I can.”

This marked the third consecutive week Richardson ran for over 100 yards in helping the Devilpups (3-1) record their third straight victory following a 36-7 loss at Swansboro last month. Lejeune plays host to Dixon (4-0) next week.

“We did a good job,” Lejeune coach Darryl Schwartz said. “We had a good week of practice, we had a good hitting week of practice, we were psyched all week and we had great discipline. We came out like gang-busters.”

Richardson finished averaging 9 yards per carry. He scored touchdowns on runs of 8, 39, 43 and 1 yards, all four scores coming after he took pitches from sophomore quarterback Daxton Derrick.

“I get out to the edge and (fullback) Stephen DiCenso gets on his blocks,” Richardson said about the pitches. “It’s all about speed and the key blocks.”

Richardson is not only quick, he is elusive. He can slide around would-be tacklers and continue churning for more yards.

Richardson’s 39-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter gave the Devilpups a 14-0 lead. It was set up by senior Alex Ynfante’s 12-yard run to the Rosewood 39-yard line on fourth-and-4. Lejeune actually punted moments earlier on fourth-and-9, but the Eagles were called for running into the kicker.

After lining up to punt again, Ynfante took a high snap and ran toward the right sideline for a first down.

“That’s our play,” Schwartz said. “I have to give credit to our assistants. We want to do that play once in a while.”

And while the fake punt was big, Richardson’s 43-yard scoring run was perhaps the finest play of the game. After taking a pitch to the right side, Richardson changed direction and charged toward the left sideline, where he went untouched as he ran toward the end zone to give Lejeune a 28-6 second-quarter lead.

“Anytime he touches the ball, you can say it can be a touchdown,” Schwartz said. “Now he has great blocking, too. (Running back) Brady Bodine blocked really well and the line blocked well.”

Richardson’s 1-yard score that made it 42-12 in the third quarter was set up by a muffed Rosewood punt.

Richardson, though, wasn’t the only one to find the end zone for the Devilpups.

Derrick added a 4-yard scoring run on a quarterback sneak while Lejeune senior Cameron Mallard returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown to give Lejeune a 35-6 lead with 2:21 left in the second quarter.

Overall, it was a dominating effort for the Devilpups, who beat Rosewood 41-15 last year in the regular season before losing to the Eagles 34-20 at home in the first round of the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs.

Rosewood fell to 1-3 entering next week’s home game against South Lenoir.

“I wanted them again,” Richardson said.

Senior Jamari McGown led Rosewood with 119 yards rushing and a touchdown to go along with a 48-yard touchdown reception. He scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds left to cut Lejeune’s lead to 35-12.

It was a score that did not set well with the Devilpups.

“We went over into halftime and instead of looking happy, we were upset because we allowed them to score,” Schwartz said. “We can’t let them happen if we are going to move on.”

The Devilpups seemed to have learned their lesson after that score.

“They didn’t score after that,” said Bodine, a linebacker.

McGown was held to just 14 yards rushing in the second half. He appeared to be Rosewood’s most athletic player, something that concerned the Devilpups.

“We have great linebackers, the Bodine brothers and DiCenso,” Schwartz said. “We made sure we keyed on the people we needed to key on. The linebackers transfer the knowledge we give them into the game.”

Apparently the entire Lejeune team is getting the message. The Devilpups are on a three-game winning streak.

“Obviously I would like to be 4-0,” Brady Bodine said. “But winning three straight games is good. We have improved each week.”